Age at marriage women in New Zealand
New Zealand: Age at marriage women was 29.6 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
29.6
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
25th
of 41 countries
All-time high
29.6
in 2021
All-time low
27.5
in 2001
Years of data
21
2001–2021
Age at marriage women in New Zealand, 2001–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 29.6 for age at marriage women in 2021. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age at marriage women in New Zealand peaked at 29.6 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27.5, in 2001.
New Zealand ranks 25th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Age at marriage women in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 27.5 | — |
| 2002 | 27.6 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 27.7 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 28.1 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 28.2 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 28.3 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 28.2 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 28.2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 28.2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 28.2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 28.4 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 28.5 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 28.6 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 28.7 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 28.8 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 29 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 29.2 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 29.4 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 29.5 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 29.6 | +0.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 29.6 is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.78, 96% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28 | 27.5 | 28.3 | 9 |
| 2010s | 28.78 | 28.2 | 29.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.55 | 29.5 | 29.6 | 2 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More gender data for New Zealand
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 907.87 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6435 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,499 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,499 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7305 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 28,751 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,663 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,141 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age at marriage women in New Zealand?
- Age at marriage women in New Zealand was 29.6 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age at marriage women recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6 in 2021.
- What is the lowest age at marriage women recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5 in 2001.
- How does New Zealand rank for age at marriage women?
- New Zealand ranks 25th out of 41 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age at marriage women rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Age at marriage women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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